I've Become the King of Villains in the Game

With a loud rumble.

It was as if the high platform was struck fiercely by an invisible giant hand, suddenly collapsing with a tremor that shook the ground.

Amidst countless cries of alarm.

The leaders of the Redemption Church emerged from the smoke and dust with sooty faces; besides Pope Domingos and the seven Blue Flame Priests still standing, all other bishops and clergy were either kneeling or fallen, their faces filled with shock and anger.

"Ah ah! Damn it!!"

"By the gods of Flame above! I will not yield!"

"Demon! What on earth have you done?!"

The furious roars had no effect on "Neil".

His eyes were fully covered by crystallization, and a shadowy image of a rust-stained crown hovered above his head. Draped in a pale cloak and wielding an ivory White Authority Staff, he stood alone in the center of the square.

"Kneel!"

The staff in "Neil's" hand pointed forward.

Domingos's face changed; as a Holy Fire Demigod known as the Door of Fire, even he found it difficult to resist the invisible gravity, his knees creaked.

He gave a cold snort, and blue flames burst from his entire body.

Whoosh!!

All seven Blue Flame Priests erupted in flames, creating spiraling pillars of fire ascending straight to the sky.

"Neil" raised his left hand and made a downward motion towards the royal family.

Boom!!

"Your Majesty, beware!"

"Protect His Majesty!"

In the panicked cries of many Guardians, the King, an ordinary person, fell along with the Queen and royal dignitaries, buried under a heap of rubble and dust.

Screams erupted from the crowd of onlookers.

The previously grand and solemn "Demon Judgement Ritual" had turned into a chaotic farce; the royal family and the church were powerless against the terrible demon.

"Demon! After all these years, you finally show yourself!"

Pope Domingos spread his arms wide.

"To hell with you!!"

The flames behind him suddenly surged, transforming into a vast sea of blue fire.

A Giant, its body covered in lightning and its mouth and nose spewing fiery sparks of plague, emerged, carrying a massive door.

"Neil" glanced upward, suddenly understanding.

'The power of the Ocean Giants and the Reversal of Life…'

The great gate on the Giant's back slowly opened, releasing strange, noisy singing from within, as if a multitude of voices were singing inside, yet completely out of tune and rhythm, giving an eerie and discordant feeling.

Upon closer listen, the singing sounded more like vile curses.

The sound made "Neil" freeze.

'Oh? This isn't the power of plague or the Deep Sea Path; it's an entirely new, unfamiliar path… Could the old guy have absorbed the paths of Heaven or the wastelands? Interesting!'

With his immensely high authority, he directly neutralized the influence of the singing.

And then, his figure grew taller.

Under the astonished gaze of the Redemption Church and countless people present, he revealed the Pale King Form, with a white-scaled giant python winding around his arms.

This was the extent Neil could bear.

But to deal with these people at present, it was more than enough.

Rumble—

The giant python, tens of meters long, swung its tail, instantly striking both the flame giant and the gate.

Scorching fiery sparks splattered in all directions.

Countless onlookers were touched by the sparks, turning into human torches and reduced to ashes in mere seconds.

The entire square was engulfed in a sea of fire.

Panic spread, screams erupted.

The pollution and radiation from the high-level power unknowingly affected tens of thousands present.

"I am guilty!"

Watching the residents of the Capital City perish in the aftermath, Pope Domingos closed his eyes in pain.

The church's carelessness had killed those people.

His underestimation of Nerlucius had led to this disaster.

Boom!!

The old pope revealed his Mythical Creature Form.

A mass of blue fire, like a tornado, twisted in the square, as if mourning the dead or dancing for the gods of Fire.

The Blue Flame Priests followed suit, each displaying their own Mythical Creature Form.

All were whirling fiery pillars, twisting in spirals.

Their height of over ten meters, though not as towering as the pope's tens-of-meters-high pillar, was intimidating enough to instill fear.

The white-scaled giant python rampaged across the square, charging and colliding through the sea of fire.

It opened its massive jaws, ejecting an enormous ivory engraved Cross Sword, which then swept horizontally, slicing through seven or eight columns of fire!

A dazzling square crystal fell unnoticed in a hidden corner.

With a puff, it released brilliant, powdered mist.

Pale blue lichen began spreading outward, extinguishing the flames, devouring the Earth, until it covered the entire square and even farther beyond…

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The battle did not last for long.

In less than twenty minutes.

The residents who had escaped a considerable distance from the square suddenly realized the earth-shattering clamor had abruptly ceased.

People gradually stopped, turning to look back.

They saw black smoke billowing from the direction of the square.

Driven by curiosity, some bold individuals turned back.

What met their eyes was a dazzling crystalline lichen covering the ruins of the square.

In the empty space was a row of kneeling, charred human figures.

The scattered debris around hinted that those figures were all clergy of the Redemption Church!

Cries of agony and pain burst forth from farther away.

Queen Tully was unfortunately killed by falling boulders in the aftermath.

The Crown Prince, royal family members, and nobility suffered countless casualties, and although Emperor Schroeder survived, he was severely injured.

Servants scrambled around in chaos, like headless flies.

Countless knights and troops soon sealed the scene, yet no one dared step onto the square, because at the periphery, numerous standing crystal statues in human form warned later comers of the outcome of touching the pale blue lichen!

Panic and chaos rapidly fermented.

As for the mastermind behind this disaster, Nerlucius...

He was nowhere to be found!

This news, like a catalyst, pushed the already panicked and chaotic atmosphere to its peak.

What no one knew was that "Neil" had long arrived at the underground chamber of the Redemption Cathedral, stopping in front of a colossal shrine in the deepest area.

Behind him were fallen church personnel scattered about.

In the shrine before him, an intense blue flame was burning.

Chen Lun maneuvered Neil's body, slowly stepping forward.

The rather cold blue light illuminated his astonished face.

'What is this?!'

In the firelight, an image faintly appeared, no—more accurately, it was a projection.

It was an enormous, strange "machine," countless black ring-like thick lines connecting its ports, hundreds of glowing mirrors either suspended or attached to its surface, revealing a dense array of words.

'The Federation research center's supercomputer…'